Lawmaker proposes funds for Tampa General Hospital to build employee apartments

Lawmaker proposes funds for Tampa General Hospital to build employee apartments

WUSF-FM (Tampa, FL)/Health News Florida

November 28, 2023

A Florida lawmaker has asked the state to budget $25 million to help Tampa General Hospital build a 160-unit, multifamily housing project for health care workers in the greater Tampa Bay region. The hospital plans to use the development to help attract and retain health care workers by providing affordable rental units, according to a budget request filed Nov. 14 by Sen. Jay Collins, R-Tampa. Collins’ proposal (Senate Form 1186) for the 2024-25 fiscal year says the money would be used for architectural design, civil engineering, planning, permitting and construction. ... Housing priority would go to employees of the hospital, its subsidiaries and teaching partner University of South Florida Health with incomes between 80 to 120 percent of the region’s medium income of $89,400, the proposal reads. The development would include a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with space for child care services and other standard amenities, the proposal says.